TACOMA, WASH.— With a nod to Tacoma Beer Week, Tacoma Arts Live’s new summer festival Sound & Sky celebrates the 10th Annual Thryv presents Brew Five Three: Tacoma’s Beer & Music Festival on Saturday, August 12, 2023 from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Chambers Creek Regional Park in University Place, next to Chambers Bay Golf Course. This is a 21+ event […]
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West Pierce Fire & Rescue Technical Rescue Program
West Pierce Fire & Rescue (WPFR) never knows what emergencies firefighters will be called to, so they have to be prepared for anything. Did you know 23 WPFR firefighters are trained as rescue technicians and at least two are on duty every day? These firefighters are specially trained on a variety of different skills, which […]
Tacoma Businesses Can Now Apply for $5,000 Grants
Submitted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. Beginning July 24, 2023, small businesses in Tacoma owned by women and people of color can apply for $5,000 in grants for their business through the Thrive Tacoma Business Fund. Announced as part of a $400,000 investment by Comcast in the South Sound, the goal of the Thrive Tacoma […]
The Arts Night Out Block Party returns next week
Submitted by Hilltop Artists. The annual Arts Night Out block party is almost here! Stop by the Hilltop Heritage hot shop Tuesday, August 1 from 4 – 7 pm to see glass demos; grab a free snack from Galileo’s and Taco Kane, buy a treat from Chill Paletas, groove to DJ Midnight Mike‘s beats, and enjoy hands on arts and […]
Public Hearing Notice: Interlaaken Estates Preliminary Plat
The City of Lakewood Development Services will be holding a public hearing for permit number 3755- Interlaaken Estates – Preliminary Plat. The project proposes subdividing a 2.43-acre lot located at 8002 112th Street SW (APN 0219102011) into eleven (11) single-family residential lots. The subject property is located within the Residential 3 (R3) zoning district. […]
Obituary Notices – July 26, 2023
Mountain View Funeral Home: Kenny C. Bailey; Melford Enevold; Lori Renee Hancock; Becky Jean Hoof; Bonny Leech; Kenneth Ray Nobles; Violeta Estrella Smith; Emma Jean Wright.
It’s time to ROAR at World Tiger Weekend July 29-July 30
TACOMA, Wash.—It’s time to roaaaarrr! Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium is celebrating its three endangered Sumatran tigers at the annual World Tiger Weekend event July 29 and July 30, with fun family activities that highlight how to protect tigers in the wild. Point Defiance Zoo is home to three Sumatran tigers: sisters Kali, 10, and […]
Spread the word: Get tested for syphilis
You may see our ad campaign soon on YouTube, TikTok, or a billboard. The message is simple: If you’re 45 or younger and have sex, you need to get tested for syphilis. Syphilis is sharply increasing in Pierce County. Our cases more than quadrupled from 58 in 2016 to 711 in 2022. The state and nation are also experiencing […]
Amended Substitute Ordinance 28894 Effective July 24, 2023
TACOMA, Wash. – With the recent passage of Amended Substitute Ordinance 28894, a number of updates strengthening requirements around notices to increase rent; shared housing standards; standardized tenant screening criteria; standards for fees and deposits; business license, health and safety requirements; rental agreement regulations and other areas of the existing Rental Housing Code will take […]